![]() Most importantly freedom of religion encompasses the freedom to reject any set of religious beliefs that do not stand up to critical examination or one's personal convictions. This is what freedom means to me.Freedom of religion means the freedom to chose one's religious beliefs without cohersion or intimidation and the freedom to openly practise those beliefs, rituals or traditions in the society in which one finds one's self. When you stop and think about how life would be without it, it makes you very thankful to live here and enjoy the promise of freedom. Sometimes we take freedom for granted, and don't think of all the little things that we get to enjoy because we are free. True freedom means giving as well as receiving, and the price is high.Ī person's race, gender or physical limitations don't matter because we are all equal, so we receive the same amount of freedom. The brave Americans of Flight 93 and other victims of 9-11 paid the ultimate price for freedom, so we should pay them respect and gratitude. 11 is an example of the meaning of freedom. The passengers of Flight 93 which crashed on Sept. Because we have freedom, we can speak freely and not be punished. There's also freedom of assembly, press, speech and economic freedom, which is to be able to profit from land in America. In other countries, religion is discouraged or even forbidden, so there is no or little amount of freedom of religion. Without freedom, there would be no afternoon or evening activities. America truly is the land of the free.įreedom is the ability to make choices and to carry them out, as long as they show no unjust, unnecessary or unreasonable limits of others' freedom. Thanks to all the veterans and troops who made the ultimate sacrifice. Freedom is a very special gift in our country that not many countries have. ![]() If someone said, "Who cares about freedom," what would you say? Would you go along with that person, or would you be the one to stand above the crowd and say, "I care about freedom, because of freedom, we can do what we want each day living freely, with no worries." Think about it. We have troops fighting for us at this very moment in Iraq. Every night we would lay awake, wondering if this would be our last night. That means many families would be afraid to leave their homes in case they got hurt or even killed. If we didn't have these freedoms, what do you think America would be like? What if we didn't have courageous people to fight for us like in World Wars I and II? Probably half of our population would be wiped out. We can express our feelings and not get in trouble for it. We can choose where we want to learn our own religion. Friedrich's 6th grade classĭo you know what freedom means to me? It means that I can do what I want in my country because veterans fought for my freedom and independence in the Revolutionary War.īecause of them we live in a country that is free. I am glad that we honor our veterans and I am proud to be an American!Īustin Hendershot, Mrs. Our veterans have fought to keep our country free and we should all be thankful for that. To get the freedoms that we so enjoy, Americans have fought bravely and many have lost their lives. My great uncle, Mel, my grandpa, and my mom's cousin, Lee, fought to defend our great country, knowing that they could be killed.įreedom means to be able to vote for whoever you want to be in office, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the right to a fair trial, and many other freedoms that we take for granted. Some of my relatives have fought in different wars. We still have women and men fighting for our freedom today. ![]() There have been many brave women and men who have risked their lives so we can live the way we want to in the United States. I think of all the wars our country has fought, and still is fighting, so we can have the wonderful gift of freedom. They thought freedom was worth fighting and dying for. "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This is taken from the Declaration of Independence and was written by the brave men who created our country 231 years ago.
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